Lucky Denton
David Denton
Born: 4 July 1874, Thornes, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Died: 16 February 1950, Thornes, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Lucky Denton
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium Fast
Test Debut: England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1905
Last Test: England v South Africa at Cape Town, 5th Test, 1909/10
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1906
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 11 22 1 424 104 20.19 1 1 8 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1894 - 1920)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 741 1161 70 36440 221 33.40 69 187 396 1
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1681 983 34 28.91 5-42 1 0 49.4 3.50
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A dashing batsman who went after the bowling from his first
ball, David Denton was the antithesis of the Yorkshire style of
the later 19th century. "A beautiful pair of wrists made his
off-side hitting a joy to watch, but he could hook and pull with
equal elan on heavy wickets" said HS Altham. His cutting on fast
wickets was particularly admired, and he could transform a game
by the rapid addition of runs. He was a fine field at third man,
and a safe catcher. He played but once for England at home, and
toured South Africa twice. After his playing career he became a
first-class umpire (Dave Liverman, 1998).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 06:35:19 GMT
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